PUBLIC LAW 101-189—NOV. 29, 1989

103 STAT. 1577

"806a. 6a. Investigation and disposition of matters pertaining to the fitness of mili-
tary judges.".
(b) conforming amendments.—(1) Section 869(a) (article 69(a)) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out "section
867(bX2) of this title (article 67(bX2))" in the third sentence and
inserting in lieu thereof "section 867(aX2) of this title (article
67<aX2)r.
 (2)	Section 8337(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking out "section 867(aX2)" in the fourth sentence and inserting
in lieu thereof "section 942(c)".
 (3)	Section 1259 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
striking out "section 867<bXD", "section 867(b)(2)", and "section
867(bX3)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 867(aXD", "section
867(aX2)", and "section 867(aX3)", respectively.
TITLE XIV—MILITARY SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN
SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE
This title may be cited as the "Military Survivor Benefits
Improvement Act of 1989".
SEC. 1402. REVISED PREMIUM COMPUTATION FOR SURVIVOR BENEFIT
PLAN ANNUITIES
(a) revision in retired pay reduction.—Subsection (a) of section
1452 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out the
matter preceding paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
"(a) spouse and former spouse annuities.—
"(1) required reduction in retired pay.—Except as provided
in subsection (b), the retired pay of a participant in the Plan
who is providing spouse coverage (as described in paragraph (5))
shall be reduced as follows:
"(A) standard annuity.—If the annuity coverage being
provided is a standard annuity, the reduction shall be as
follows:
"(i) disability and nonregular service retirees.—
In the case of a person who is entitled to retired pay
under chapter 61 or chapter 67 of this title, the reduc-
tion shall be in whichever of the alternative reduction
amounts is more favorable to that person.
"(ii) members as of enactment of flat-rate reduc-
tion.—In the case of a person who first became a
member of a uniformed service before March 1, 1990,
the reduction shall be in whichever of the alternative
reduction amounts is more favorable to that person.
"(iii) NEW ENTRANTS AFTER ENACTMENT OF FLAT-RATE
reduction.—In the case of a person who first becomes
a member of a uniformed service on or after March 1,
1990, and who is entitled to retired pay under a provi-
sion of law other than chapter 61 or chapter 67 of this
title, the reduction shall be in an amount equal to QVz
percent of the base amount.
"(iv) alternative reduction amounts.—For pur-
poses of clauses (i) and (ii), the alternative reduction
amounts are the following:
"(I) An amount equal to 6 ¥2 percent of the base
amount.

Military
Survivor
Benefits
Improvement
Act of 1989.
10 USC 1447
note.